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how about the new ct lounge? it's the bar adjacent to the coffee table on colorado blvd in eagle rock. i have not been there but i know they have a massive tv and beer. and if they don't have food there, there are many other options within a few blocks.

it's time for a much needed girls' weekend. will probably be walking, eating and drinking the whole time. we'll be in jeans- no destination restaurants . we're looking for good breakfasts, casual dining and hidden gems - any types of food. ideas?

Please help me remember the name of the amazing lunch place my husband and I went to when visiting NYC. We were staying at a midtown sheraton (near radio city?) and we walked (not far) to a cafe/catering place. When you walk in, there are people working for the catering business -- at their desks. You head past them to the luncheon service area. What is it called??? Help!!!!

i went at 10. dumb. dumb. dumb. waited (with toddler in tow) to walk inside for 20 minutes, while collecting flyers about unfair labor practices. always a winning sign. once inside, i experienced super lame cart gridlock ( i know... opening day but still...)i gotta say, nothing looked all that fresh. for a supposedly eco-friendly store (that's how they've been touting it) there was an awful lot of packaging. everything came in plastic. i emptied my cart when i realized the check out line stretched all the way down a food aisle. i went straight to trader joes.

budget's not that important. what matters most to me (the husband may or may not agree) is the quality of the food. i'm hoping there is a place that serves fresh, wonderful food in a setting where we can be comfortable and actually hear each other speak. that being said, i'd rather eat well than eat just okay food on a starlit patio.

it's funny. briganti is the place i keep hearing about. there must be a reason.

i haven't been there for a few months but it's always consistently good. it's a family run restaurant - husband and wife - with a very welcoming vibe. you get loads of food (and really good soup) and everything is really tasty. when i was pregnant, the only food i wanted was their beef stew. it's also super kooky inside (like eating in a thrift shop with lotsa mementos and old calendars on the wall.) it's on verdugo and york. i don't know what city it's in either. it's kinda where eagle rock meets sagamore park meets glassel park.

try the salad bar at "go veggie!" at 5462 s centinela ave (right off the 90 fwy) if you haven' been there, definitely do. they do have some imitation meats as well as sandwiches, hot entrees and soups.the restaurant (which is cafeteria style) is adjacent to marina farms, a great produce/gournet mkt.